PG Celtics - 4th Quarter Fade

[Dick Tate]

He'll become a good 3 point shooter and it'll become a moot point. He became one of the games top midrange shooters in just 4 months with a new skills trainer. He'll be a 3 point shooter soon.

People will say I'm wrong, but betting against Giannis is a losing proposition.

I believe it. I also believe every team in the league will be shooting 53 threes a game by the time he retires.

[engelmartin]

We need a big strong athletic switchable big that can protect the rim. How Can we get Jalen Duren

Probably by winning the draft lottery and then drafting him. Unfortunately that would be about the only way.

[engelmartin]

The Cavs are just as good as Boston and we’ve got them on Friday the 20th, which apparently is our next game after Tuesday against Orlando. Seriously, ten days between games? That can’t be right.

[ReddoverKobe]

I dont think its on Doc that Dame and Giannis took x3 awful shots to end the game. Giannis also missed a FT.

Grief had the same players. He was fired for incompetence. Wasn't exactly setting a high bar. Yet they were great in the clutch & Doc's been bad over samples across 2 seasons.

It is unequivocally his fault he doesn't leave Brook on the bench when he can't match-up. Then he should dissuade Giannis from shooting a 3 at the end, Dame taking an iso step back, firing coming around a screen w/ no opening & having few sets.

I agree with the Brook thing. But I just dont think in this instance we can blame Doc for those terrible shots.

[Dick Tate]

The “I am 30 years old today, I just said I want to be MVP, and now I’m going to hit the game-winning three to give SportsCenter some juice” moments don’t happen every day. Onward.

[ReddoverKobe]

The Cavs are just as good as Boston and we’ve got them on Friday the 20th, which apparently is our next game after Tuesday against Orlando. Seriously, ten days between games? That can’t be right.

Its because of the Cup

[msiris]

Giannis has never been a smart player and he's on his 5th coach. It's not coaching. Again, it doesn't mean he's not a great player. He's just not a smart player.

Amen. If you want to win more games maybe you should listen more to others. Take the 3. You will miss 72% of the time. Grest odds.

[BigO]

Posters here are conflating the term selfish with bbiq. They are two different aspects of a player.

Giannis is definitely not selfish. It's idiotic to say that, as it shows a poster's bbiq. Him taking an ill advised three pointer wasn't smart, but he thought it was a good shot and had confidence in it.

Yesterday's game was one where the Celtics played Giannis straight up for the most part. He should have been MORE SELFISH in my view. He should have gone to the line a lot more.

I also think he's a smart player, but that's a different issue.

[-Jragon-]

He'll become a good 3 point shooter and it'll become a moot point. He became one of the games top midrange shooters in just 4 months with a new skills trainer. He'll be a 3 point shooter soon.

People will say I'm wrong, but betting against Giannis is a losing proposition.

I believe it. I also believe every team in the league will be shooting 53 threes a game by the time he retires.

I wish KM would shoot 10 threes per game.. he should take the Beasely role (with some decent poat D mixed in) and we won't lose a playoff series

[-Jragon-]

Until/If KM gets back to normal, who else do you want taking the shots? The starting lineup had Prince, Lopez and AJJ totaling 7 points.

If BP had his regular percentage, they win the game.

The Celtics are built for the modern 3 point game. Switchable defenders who can all shoot. The Bucks are built around two and a half superstars.

I want KM taking the Beasely role catch/shoot instead of trying to force Dame into the Beas role

[-Jragon-]

I dont think its on Doc that Dame and Giannis took x3 awful shots to end the game. Giannis also missed a FT.

Chicken or the Egg.

Do we have a low BBIQ coach who can't get through to his stars?

Or do we have stars who are unreachable on this matter?

Dame likely doesn't think that any 3 he shoots in crunch time is a bad shot.. personally I think he should take it inside (drive) at that point to increase the chances that we get points on that possession by either closer shot, freethrows or both. We were either up 1 or down 1 at that point so rushing a leaning 3 isn't necessarily.. if he was hoping for a foul.. we know the ref wasn't calling that ... we got lucky the even gave that call the KM

[-Jragon-]

Also, I don’t really care, just found it weird that after the steal by white at the end, Horford was basically telling him not to shoot and then he ended up with the ball and took a lay up at the buzzer. Like why?

Because the Jerk Store called, and they're out of Horfords. That and the Giannis throwdown on the inbounds play earlier tell you who Al Horford is. As much as his father Tito deserved to be loved in Milwaukee for his goofy Thanasis-like basketball skills, Al deserves some Milwaukee FUs, and payback day will come.

And, unlike us, they are smart enough to run clock with a lead.. Jrue running away from the intentional foul wasted like 6 seconds ... that's a possession or 2 at that time of the game.

If we had brains we could beat anyone, I think.

[emunney]

15 big 3 minutes, net rtg +12.6

[GoldenAntlers]

Bucks vs Celtics ECF.
Both teams fully healthy.
Bring it on and let's put it to rest.

[blazza18]

The “I am 30 years old today, I just said I want to be MVP, and now I’m going to hit the game-winning three to give SportsCenter some juice” moments don’t happen every day. Onward.

That actually makes a ton of sense

[BUCKnation]

Dame needs to stop taking hero ball 3's in the clutch and take it to the rack like against houston or get a midrange look. Haven't seen him hit a late 3 all year iirc.

[msiris]

Posters here are conflating the term selfish with bbiq. They are two different aspects of a player.

Giannis is definitely not selfish. It's idiotic to say that, as it shows a poster's bbiq. Him taking an ill advised three pointer wasn't smart, but he thought it was a good shot and had confidence in it.

Yesterday's game was one where the Celtics played Giannis straight up for the most part. He should have been MORE SELFISH in my view. He should have gone to the line a lot more.

I also think he's a smart player, but that's a different issue.

He is not selfish. I want him with the ball in his hands late in games. Just play to your strengths and get good looks. Same with Dame. If its not there keep moving it. None of this crap of just pounding the ball and taking crappy shots.

[Fotis St]

Bobby on 21 minutes 18 Reb outrebounded Giannis + Brook Lopez on 76 minutes (16=11+5)
And Bobby shot better than Khris. 4/15 > 2/10
Let that sink in from a 12M per year player.
Cut the Bobby hate its irritating